Error in data base connection - Help me

Question

Hi,
In our application we are using jdbc:odbc:driver to connect with MSAccess database (.mdb), The data base is password protected,, when I run the application and access the database the user name, application path and the password is stored in the system registry automatically . The path where the details are stored is
I don’t know the reason behind this update in the registry, how can I remove the entry from the registry using java code.
Requirement:
The password should not be updated in the registry , how can I avoid this?
The sample code is
String database1 = "jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=";
database1+=sample.mdb+";PWD="+”sample”;
con = DriverManager.getConnection(database1 ,”admin”,”sample”);

Answer 1

Hello Jschell,
Thank you for your message.
Our application's feature set is defined by what we store in a table in the DB. Eg: 1 means premium version, 2 means basic version etc. The app is written and tested, and prior to shipment we only change this value.
It would take us too long to change the basic logic. One alternate we thought is to encrypt this number by multiplying it with a large prime.
Is there some other way in which we can protect the user name / password ?
Thanks
Sivan